Dimensional
13th Nov 2004, 11:32
I wonder if anyone can help with some laptop-based problems I'm having.
For some reason, it won't boot successfully at all. Most times it doesn't even get as far as the BIOS splash screen etc, but when it does Windows (XP) crashes to a blue screen either before or just after getting as far as the login screen, with the most common error being 'IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL'.
When it doesn't get that far it just lights up the Caps Lock and Shift Lock lights (which it doesn't usually do). I could be vastly wrong but I'm taking this as some kind of BIOS self-test failure/error message.
I've not added any new hardware/software at all, which is why this whole thing has me stumped. Anyone got any ideas?
-D
For some reason, it won't boot successfully at all. Most times it doesn't even get as far as the BIOS splash screen etc, but when it does Windows (XP) crashes to a blue screen either before or just after getting as far as the login screen, with the most common error being 'IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL'.
When it doesn't get that far it just lights up the Caps Lock and Shift Lock lights (which it doesn't usually do). I could be vastly wrong but I'm taking this as some kind of BIOS self-test failure/error message.
I've not added any new hardware/software at all, which is why this whole thing has me stumped. Anyone got any ideas?
-D